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Volvo Ocean Race History
1973-74 1977-78 1981-82 1985-86 1989-90 1993-94 1997-98 2001-02 2005-06

2005-06 Volvo Ocean Race

Winner : ABN Amro I Skipper : Mike Sanderson
      Ports Covered
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Vigo (Spain)

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Cape Town (South Africa)

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Wellington (New Zealand)

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Rio de Janeiro ( Brazil)

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Baltimore (USA)

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Annapolis (USA)

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New York (USA)

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Portsmouth (UK)

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Rotterdam (Netherlands)

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Göteborg (Sweden)

      Team
Team Skipper(s)
Abn amro one (Netherlands) Mike Sanderson
Pirates of the caribbean (USA) Paul Cayard
Brasil 1 (Brazil) Torben Grael
Abn amro two (Netherlands) Sebastien Josse
Ericsson (Sweden) Neal Mcdonald
Movistar (Spain)

Bouwe Bekking

Brunel (Netherlands) Matt Humphries

 

The Route

Distance 31,250nm

Leg Port Covered Winner Date

     In-port Race 1

     Sanxeno

Ericsson Racing Team

Nov 5 2005

Leg 1

Vigo

to

Ca pe Town

ABN Amro I

Start Nov 11 2005

    In-port Race 2

     Cape Town

ABN Amro I

Dec 26 2005

Leg 2

Cape Town

to

Melbourne

ABN Amro I

Restart Jan 2 2006

    In-port Race 3

     Melbourne

ABN Amro I

Feb 4 2006

Leg 3

Melbourne

to

Wellington

Movistar

Restart Feb 12 2006

Leg 4

Wellington

to

Rio de Janeiro

ABN Amro I

Restart Feb 19 2006

    In-port Race 4

     Rio de Janeiro

ABN Amro I

Mar 25 2006

Leg 5

Rio de Janeiro

to

Baltimore

ABN Amro I

Restart Apr 2 2006

    In-port Race 5

     Baltimore

Movistar

Apr 29 2006

Leg 6

Annapolis

to

New York

ABN Amro I

Restart May 7 2006

Leg 7

New York

to

Portsmouth

ABN Amro I

Restart May 11 2002

    In-port Race 6

     Portsmouth

ABN Amro I

May 29 2006

Leg 8

Portsmouth

to

Rotterdam

Brasil1

Restart Jun 2 2006

    In-port Race 7

     Rotterdam

ABN Amro I

Jun 11 2006

Leg 9

Rotterdam to Göteborg Pirates of the Caribbean Restart Jun 15 2006